Padding Labs

github.comSponsor @paddinglabs on GitHub SponsorsSoftware for the open internet.

We have stopped using Open Collective Please donate using GitHub Sponsors instead: github.com/sponsors/pad...

We are investigating issues with authentication on Margin, Marque, and the Locale closed beta, sorry for any inconveniences, we are working to resolve this as quick as possible.

ko-fi.comSupport ScanSupport Scan

This should be resolved now

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Scan

@scanash.com

I'm running out of money after being hit with some unexpected costs, help: Sponsor me: ko-fi.com/scan Big sponsorships: opencollective.com/padding

18 Sept

As a measure to not go bankrupt and to reduce costs, we are silently dropping our Jetstream and Relay services temporarily They might come back later, maybe not, but we are very sorry for any inconveniences caused by this

ko-fi.comSupport ScanSupport Scan

12 Sept

We don't pay this guy, we lock him down in a basement

Scan@scanash.com

Hey guys, send me money so I can keep making atproto apps until im 90 ko-fi.com/scan

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marque.givesSeptember gives back · marque.givesBuy a domain, add $2.50 to charity, and follow the September leaderboard.

31 Aug

Through September 30, we’re donating $2.50 to charity for every domain purchased through Marque. At the end of the month, the person with the most active domains will choose a charity to receive an additional $120. Learn more → marque.gives/september

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21 Aug

We are launching the beta of our hosting! Head over to your Marque dashboard and find the "Hosting" tab, then, pick a plan, and you will get access to email and web hosting, with some cool features, in a DirectAdmin panel marque.at/dashboard/hosting

status.paddinglabs.comnetcup is having issues in ... | Padding LabsWelcome to Padding Labs status page for real-time and historical data on system performance.

21 Aug

Our hosting provider in Vienna is having issues, services might be degraded, our services are built to survive this, so downtime might be none to minimal status.paddinglabs.com/incident/102...

21 Aug

Our team (Scan) will be experimenting with private spaces this weekend, and implement them on Marque and Margin for users with the spaces alpha Stay tuned

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marque.givesmarque.gives · free domains, forever, for the good onesmarque.gives is a fund that sponsors non-profits, open-source projects, and more with a domain of their own. Free, forever. Join the waitlist.

18 Aug

Introducing marque.gives - A fund that sponsors non-profits, open-source projects, and more with a domain of their own. Join the waitlist: marque.gives Sponsor: opencollective.com/marquegives

14 Aug

One of these accounts signed up today to margin.cafe, within one hour, our team took down the account We heard these accounts are sending messages to users and claiming they just want to get on ClearSky's leaderboard of top blocked for free advertising 🧵

margin.cafeTranquil PDS

Scan@scanash.com

PDS Owners: There are some accounts with "activist" handles going around abusing rate limits and block records Make sure to setup rate limits or block those fast

14 Aug

To do so, they are blocking fake did:web accounts and targeting PDSes with no rate limits so they can block many accounts without being restricted

status.paddinglabs.commargin.cafe is having issues | Padding LabsWelcome to Padding Labs status page for real-time and historical data on system performance.

14 Aug

If you are contacted by any accounts with variations of "activist" on their handle, make sure to block them and don't interact with them, and advise the host of the PDS they are hosted on to take action

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Margin

@margin.at

13 Aug

margin.cafe is having issues, our team is working hard on this matter status.paddinglabs.com/incident/101...

12 Aug

We're seeing a bot surge in margin.cafe, our team is working hard to takedown these accounts as fast as possible.

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opencollective.comMarque - Open CollectiveMarque is a focused domain registrar built on the AT Protocol.

9 Aug

We want to do something cool: Make a fund to help us sponsor non-profits, open-source projects, and more, with domains for free forever But we can't do it without you: opencollective.com/marqueat

opencollective.comPadding Labs - Open CollectivePadding Labs builds software on the AT Protocol

5 Aug

I'm done asking nicely 😠 This is a robbery, run them pockets 👊 opencollective.com/padding

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1 Aug

We deployed a relay relay.nue.paddinglabs.com

28 July

Our apps are down? We know! We have 100 speakers set up at our household that plays a very loud siren whenever our Better Stack monitors are down 🤗

23 July

After an entire day, we have now successfully migrated our servers Thank you everyone for your patience.

23 July

We are still working on this Crazy? I Was Crazy Once. They Locked Me In A Room. A Rubber Room. A Rubber Room With Rats. And Rats Make Me Crazy.

Padding Labs@paddinglabs.com

We are working on this, there will be downtime, but it will be brief, hopefully

status.paddinglabs.comSystems Upgrade | Padding LabsWelcome to Padding Labs status page for real-time and historical data on system performance.

22 July

We are working on this, there will be downtime, but it will be brief, hopefully

Padding Labs@paddinglabs.com

We will migrate and start an upgrade of our servers starting today, July 22nd While we hope downtime will be minimal, we don't promise anything status.paddinglabs.com/maintenance/...

status.paddinglabs.comSystems Upgrade | Padding LabsWelcome to Padding Labs status page for real-time and historical data on system performance.

22 July

We will migrate and start an upgrade of our servers starting today, July 22nd While we hope downtime will be minimal, we don't promise anything status.paddinglabs.com/maintenance/...

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Margin

@margin.at

21 July

We just migrated our PDS (margin.cafe) to Tranquil What this means: - Cool features like passkeys and granular app passwords - We are the coolest 100+ users PDS Anyways, check it out!

margin.cafeTranquil PDS

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atproto.fanatproto.fanSign in with your Bluesky / AT Protocol account and claim a atproto.fan handle.

18 July

Are you an atproto fan? Grab a .atproto.fan handle, fully free! atproto.fan

paddinglabs.comPadding LabsPadding Labs builds friendly apps for the open internet, so your identity, your data, and your name stay yours.

17 July

New website with Marque sneak peak: paddinglabs.com

jetstream1.hel.paddinglabs.comjetstream

16 July

Our deadline was extended and they sent us a corrected email, we are working on submitting everything they need.

Padding Labs@paddinglabs.com

We applied for UK VAT on 2026-06-08 We are now being asked to verify information for someone we didn't mention or know We might need to stop operating in the UK if we cannot get this resolved We will notify you as soon as we get an update.

sonion

- Jet - Jet what? - Jetstream jetstream1.hel.paddinglabs.com

11 July

We have been busy with @locale.at lately, but after Locale's invitations go out, we will release some long awaited Marque features, like Teams, and Privacy Mode (more on this soon 😉)

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Margin

@margin.at

8 July

Margin Pro is here 🎉 A new way to support our development, and unlock something cool First Perk: Reading Rooms 📖 Publish your notes as a beautiful, shareable page, fully customizable, with custom domain support Just for $5/mo → margin.at/pro

git.paddinglabs.comPadding Labs: Code for the open internetThe forge behind Padding Labs: open-source software for the open internet.

5 July

Fun fact: We have a Forgejo instance at git.paddinglabs.com

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Locale

@locale.at

3 July

Invites will start rolling out July 10th 2026 Thank you for your patience!

status.paddinglabs.comPadding Labs statusWelcome to Padding Labs status page for real-time and historical data on system performance.

2 July

We are having some issues in our Helsinki region, margin.cafe is currently affected by this status.paddinglabs.com

Hello World!

Eurosky hasn't invited us to be a Trusted Verifier, I think we know how to fix that! @scanash.com can we have the budget to release 5 more projects?

Software Stewardship Lab@stewardshiplab.org

We're grateful to be helping @mu.social and @eurosky.social as a Trusted Verifier of the Open Source community! ✨️ If you have feedback on the verification process, let us know.

hello.mu.socialVerification · muThe Trusted Verifier Program on mu: a democratic, plural approach to verification. Verification tells you an account is who they claim to be.

1 July

We just paid the European Union €85.36 ($97.34USD), which means, we now filed our EU taxes for Q2 2026! I love taxes!!! :DDD

opencollective.comPadding Labs - Open CollectivePadding Labs builds software on the AT Protocol

30 June

If you want to support our projects and be super cool donate us all your savings so we can buy more coffee and make more cool projects opencollective.com/padding

30 June

We aren't funded and we have little money, yet we still make lots of cool projects for you, so all you can do is give back so we can keep maintaining and making new cool things!

29 June

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Locale

@locale.at

28 June

It does this: Thanks to @cocore.dev!

Locale@locale.at

Woke up looking funny today, i wonder what this button does

27 June

Fine then, we will use cocore and launch AI models to manage all of our accounts

Padding Labs@paddinglabs.com

Just realized @scanash.com now has to post and manage 4 Bluesky accounts, and that can be messy really quick So, who wants to not be employed by us, and be a social manager, for free, no work experience, just, voluntary work!

Here's all you have to do: - Shitpost often (don't get us cancelled) - Promote new projects/features